Many an evening I gather my supplies together and haul them from my hobby room to the big chair in the family room so that I can be “social”. One day I stared sideways at this large and old and heavy basket and thought it looked exactly like a …
I am not a quilter. Not in the traditional sense. But, I am ready to try. Oh, I have made patched quilts which I have tied but I have not made a quilt which required serious machine stitching and a binding finished by hand. This small and bright “strip …
I have a big plastic bin full of slinky, silky fabric scraps. Some are long and some are very long and some are wide and some could be a whole dress for a little girl. Hanging on the doorknob of the playroom are fairy wings in every color. They …
I told Grandpa that the new word around town was “up-cycle”. He wondered if it was some sort of bike. No. I guess it is classier than “re-cycle”. He wondered if there was any difference in what you did with things or how or when if you called it …
Cinderella is coming next month. At least that is what her big brothers are calling her. Therefore, I made a couple of little skirts for Cinderella. Just in case her mother wanted something teeny and tiny and fancy for some early photographs. The first little skirt is a tutu. …
I am a novice when it comes to putting photos-on-canvas. But, I am getting the hang of it. I have finally found my own mixture of things and techniques which suit me. I surprised my daughter with these canvas prints of her children for her new (completely remodeled) little …
